Not long after we put the Blogging Experiment Theme up for sale, it became obvious to me that we needed to set up an affiliate program to allow other people to sell it as well. We get more sales, and the affiliates get to make money selling a product without having to create it or distribute it. Really it’s a win win situation.

However, setting up an affiliate program is apparently much easier said than done. There are all sorts of things to consider that I had never even thought of such as tax information, security of the affiliates’ personal information, etc. etc. Also, we needed an automated system to deliver the themes rather than the manual process we’d been using. So, I began looking around at different affiliate programs and software and none seemed to fit. Some of them had the functionality, but they took a fairly large cut of each sale. Naturally none of the cheaper options had the functionality we needed.

That is until a friend mentioned e-junkie.com.

E-Junkie

e-junkie affiliate programFor $5.00 a month, E-Junkie allows you to create an affiliate program using their system. You simply sign up, upload your product files (in our case the themes), configure a few options (the % you’ll pay affiliates etc) and just like that you’re done. Not only that, they also offer a basic shopping cart and automated delivery of digital products! You’re even able to set up coupons or special deals to use when marketing your products. Basically, it did everything I wanted, and only costs $5.00 a month. With that in mind, I’d like to formally announce the creation of…

The Blogging Experiment Affiliate Program!

Basically, you sign up as an affiliate using this link, and you’ll automatically be given an affiliate ID and links to place on your website.  When you refer someone that purchases the theme, you’ll receive an email notifying you of the sale so you can track it throughout the month. Each month’s earnings will be made via PayPal within 15 days of month’s end. So for example, if you sign up today (hint hint) and generate several sales over the course of the month, you’ll be paid for those sales no later than the middle of March.

So how much?

Ok, ok, yes I realize I haven’t told you much the affiliate payment is yet. I wanted to make sure you read all the details and understood everything about the program. For each theme that is sold through your affiliate link, you’ll receive 33.34% of the sales price ($25.005)! If you refer someone that buys the original as well as the green variation, you’ll make $50.o1 for that sale.

Promotional Ideas

One of the great things about affiliate marketing is that there are so many different ways to promote each product. I’ll never think of them all, nor would I be able to do them all on one single website. However, with an affiliate program, you guys and gals will come up with new ways to market the product and reach new audiences that I’d have never thought of or reached otherwise. I’ll run down the few quick ideas I do have in hopes that they inspire you:

  • Grab the 125×125 button from the sidebar that I use to promote the theme and put it on your site (with your affiliate link of course)
  • If you’ve purchased the theme, put your affiliate link in the footer with the anchor text of “Buy this Theme”
  • Use your affiliate link for some PPC (pay per click) arbitrage. Set up campaigns for relevant terms at low click costs and send them directly to the sales page. Track your expenses and as long as you spend less than $25.00 for each sale you generate, you’ll make money and it’s on auto pilot.
  • Review the theme and use your affiliate link in several places throughout the review.

But Wait, There’s More!

Since we’re trying to kick this affiliate program off with a bang, what better way to do that than with a contest? For every affiliate sale you generate for the month of February, you’ll be given one entry into the contest. At the end of the month, I’ll draw one name randomly from the list of entries and the winner will receive:

  • a free sponsored post here on BloggingExperiment.com ($100 value)
  • a 125×125 advertising spot free for one month on BloggingExperiment.com ($60 value)
  • and a complimentary copy of either version of the Blogging Experiment theme ($75 value)

That’s a total of $235 in free stuff for one lucky affiliate. So, if you’d like to win a chance at that prize package, and make some money along the way, sign up for the Blogging Experiment Theme affiliate program now!

Please Note: You Cannot Purchase The Theme Via Your Own Affiliate Link Just To Get A Discount…

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